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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the team members gets stopped by security at the airport in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 9, what is the name of Gene's friend who has been writing Superman for years?

3. When did the NBA give broadcasting rights to China at no cost so Chinese citizens could watch American basketball?

4. How many Sikhs were murdered during the partition of India?

5. In Chapter 7, where is the basketball team headed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeevin frequently get taunted, and why are the taunts inaccurate?

2. What rituals does Jeevin like to perform before a basketball game and why?

3. How did basketball come to China?

4. How did Geroge Mikan become a basketball superstar?

5. What religion does Jeevin practice, and what are some key tenets of his religion?

6. Who recorded Georgeann Wells' slam dunk, and why did it take a long time to publish the video?

7. Who was Senda Berenson?

8. How did Oderah and Arinze Chidom become basketball players?

9. When did Oderah and her teammates at O'Dowd go to State?

10. What news does Gene learn when he returns home in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Coach Lou often says Coach Phelps was a father figure to him. Why does Coach Lou say that Coach Phelps was a father figure to him? Why is the coach/player relationship important?

Essay Topic 2

Coach Phelps and Coach Lou have different team-building philosophies. How do the team-building philosophies of Coach Phelps and Coach Lou differ? How do their goals play a role in how they build their teams?

Essay Topic 3

Jeevan walks out of a class on Gandhi. Why does Jeevan walk out on a class on Gandhi? What perspective does the Religion Department have regarding Gandhi? Why does Jeevan have a different opinion of Gandhi? How can perspective cause a difference of opinion about a historical figure?

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